Climate Change

2024

The European Union's climate service declared that 2023 was the hottest year on record.

2022

The UN released a report warning that 14% of Earth's species face a very high risk of extinction.

2020

$10 billion was pledged to help fight climate change by Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos.

2019

Climate Control reported that rising sea levels would 'erase' many coastal cities by as early as 2050.

2019

A funeral was held in Iceland for the loss of the Okjökull glacier.

2019

Due to climate change, a deadly heatwave landed in North-East America.

2019

The UN reported that one million plant and animal species were at risk of extinction.

2019

1.4 million students across 125 nations participated in the School Strike for Climate.

2018

An intergovernmental panel on Climate Change reported that the planet will heat up by 2.7°F by 2040, which will wreak havoc on our world.

2018

It was announced that citrus fruit originated in the Himalayas millions of years ago.

2017

US Geological Survey issued a statement revealing that 39 Montana glaciers have reduced in size from 39 to 85 percent in the last 50 years.

2016

Authorities blamed climate change for an Anthrax outbreak in the Arctic Circle of Russia.

2015

President Barack Obama announced his Clean Power Plan to take action on climate change.

2014

US Secretary of State John Kerry spoke to college students in Jakarta, Indonesia, about the looming threat of Climate Change.

1931

Hawaii recorded its hottest day ever at 100°F.